Every key sky date of 2026 on one page: when Mercury and the other planets turn retrograde, every full and new Moon, the eclipses and the Sun's entry into each sign. Each date links to that day in the AstroSensus calendar.
Times are UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer).
Calculated from the ephemeris — the same engine as AstroSensus birth charts — to the minute, in the tropical zodiac. No AI is involved in these dates.
Mercury retrograde in 2026
The shadow is the stretch before and after a retrograde in which Mercury moves over the same degrees it covers while retrograde.
In 2026 Mercury turns retrograde 3 times: February 26, 2026 – March 20, 2026 (Pisces); June 29, 2026 – July 23, 2026 (Cancer); October 24, 2026 – November 13, 2026 (Scorpio).
How many eclipses are there in 2026?
2026 has 4 eclipses: Annular solar eclipse — February 17, 2026; Total lunar eclipse — March 3, 2026; Total solar eclipse — August 12, 2026; Partial lunar eclipse — August 28, 2026.
How many full moons are there in 2026?
2026 has 13 full moons. The first is on January 3, 2026, the last on December 24, 2026.
YOUR BIRTH CHART
See how the sky of 2026 affects your birth chart
These dates are the same for everyone. Which part of your life they touch depends on your own chart — the houses and planets they fall on.